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Show HELD UNDER HO 111 FILED Illustration of Loose Methods in Vogue in Comity Attorney's Attor-ney's Office. - ; TWKLVB DAYS AFTER BAIL GIVEN COMPLAINT IS FILED Document Sworn to by Deputy Sheriff After Dales Have Been Changed. Anothor illustration of the loose methods of conducting the legal business busi-ness of the comity by the County Attorney's At-torney's otht1 is' that of the case of Charles ilawllev. When Hawlfey was before Judge Whi taker, on September 22, for a preliminary pre-liminary hearing, charged with statu-torv statu-torv crime, committed on the person of Anna Yoss. Attorney Barnes of the law firm of Sullivan Sc Barnes, who acted as counsel for Hawlley, stated that W. Hanson, an assistant comity attomev, had told him that Hawlloy i was only being held as a witness in the I case of E. C." Henderson, on the sanm charge. Mr. Barnes stated that Uan- j son had told him that he was willing J to havo Hawllev's bond redurod from $500 to $250. Judge Whittnke.r would not. agree to reduce the bond while that kind of a charge was standing against Hawlley. He. did reduce it, however, after' the County Attorney had agreed to enter a now complaint, and .fudge Whit taker also dismis.ted the first complaint with that understanding. under-standing. The arraignment of Hawlley was set. for !at Thursday. County Attorney Christensen appeared for the State in the case, but when ho asked for tho complaint ho was informed by the i-lerk of the court that no complaint had been filed. Mr. Christensen said that he knew better and demanded of tho clerk threjj times that he produce the complaint, and ho was informed as manv times that there was no complaint. com-plaint. The Ccunty Attorney then requested re-quested Judge Wh'it taker to dispatch one of the clerks to Judgo Dichl's court for the complaint, as thero bad prb-ablv prb-ablv been a mistake and the complaint had been filed -in the wrongt court. Tho clerk went, but, rctnrned with Iho announcement an-nouncement that no complaint had been filed. Judge Whit taker then ordered the caEe continued. Later in the day Deputy Sheriff Andrew An-drew Smith appeared in Judge. AVhi Maker's Ma-ker's corrt- with the complaint and swore, to if. Tl bore the dato of September Sep-tember 22. This date was scratched out and October -1 substituted. The Countj' Attorney's ofho was iust twelvo davs late in getting the complaint com-plaint filed. Hawlley ir the meantime, had been held under $250 bonds, with no complaint, filed againtt" him. |